Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
LAID TO RESI-.
Funeral oe the Late Senator John
~ Logan
Impressive Services N the GATED states
senate ChAmber-A 1IagnIfeeEss
Funeral co<seee-The cem-
stery and TOasb.

Y w ABAIS1LJS. 41n 1.-@1IEGt CIOWu6 L11o1AE
their way yesterday morning tn Ough the
| t.aevy fog toward the capitol to view the
remains Of Senator Logan The time Of
! lying in state was too short TO give an ofr
portunity for uIl to pass ny. At eleven
I O'Clock the doors were closed TO the general
public and while two ranks OF Grand Army
| men filed on either side Of the bier the IN
4 fertaizer scrcwed down the lid of the
| casket. A delegation Of friends from Chi
cago arrived q few minutes later and the
esssket was reOpenej to enable them 70 take
! q last look at the body. at 1910 o'clock
| Che pallbearers took their places and con-
veyed the casket to the Senate chamber.
The hall had been tastefully dr0ped and
] the chair OF the dead Senator covered with
Grape. The clerks desk was almost hidden
| in q bank of floral emblems. The Senators
had come in singly or in pairs ana taken
their seats. At II "a. clad in the sillEea
robes OF Office, the Chief Justice and AssO-
ciate Justices Bradley, Gray, Harland,
! Field and Matthews and the officers OF the
Supreme Court, the members Of the House
Of Representative the members OF the
diplomatic corps and the representatives OF
| the Administration, Secretaries Bayard.
Endicott and Whitney and Attorney Gen
| eral Garland, entered end took seats The
President was Tot able to be present on ac-
| count OF the inclemeut weather and the
chair assigned to him was left vacant The
| galleries were thoroughly filed.
THE FAMILY ENTERS.
| At twelve o'clock q hush fell over the rs.
| semblage and a. the procession OF mournere
! entered every occupant OF a seat upon the
| floor rose to his feet. Mrs. Logan, heavily
yelled, supported by her son, John. 4.
| Logan Jr., Major and Mrs. Tucker, their
| son Logan Tucker, Cornelius and James N.
Logan, brothers OF the General, Miss An
! drews, flancee OF John A. Logan, Jr., and
Mary Brady, a friend OF the family, COM
| posed the mourning procession. They were
ushered to seats upon the left front. Fol-
lowing the mourners came the funeral pro-
cession, headed by the Rev. DR.. Newman.
the officiating clergyman. They formed
| in two lines as they came within
| the bar, between which passed the
| pallbearers Of Grand Army men bear
| ing the casket The honorary pail
| bearers and the Congressional committee
were conducted TO seats on the left center.
Senator Sherman and Speaker Carlisle oc-
cupied the chairs at the Presidents desk
and the clergy were at the desk eff the sec
retarles.
SERVICES FOR THE DEAD.
The solemn services were begun BY the
reading Of the Ninetieth Psalm by Bishop
Andrews. DR.. Butler Then read as the
burial services a portion Of the fifteenth
Corinthians A prayer was offered by Dr..
Tiffany. The silence Of the great assemb-
lage was most impressive, broken as it was
only by the uncomfortable sobs of the
widow. At the conclusion OF the prayer
some selections from the funeral service OF
the Episcopal Church were read by Rev.
DR. Butler, and then the funeral Grafton
was delivered by Rev. DR.. Newman.
Mrs. Cleveland occupied a front seat in
the reserved gallery. On her right sat Mrs.
Manning, Mrs. Endicott and Mrs. Villas.
The diplomatic corps was fully represented
BORNE TO THE HEARsE.
The proceedings were closed with the
benediction and then the presiding officer,
Senator Sherman, directed that the funeral
procession be reformed under the direc-
tiOn OF the sergeant-at-arm8. This order
was the signal for the withdrawal
Of Mrs Logan and the sorrowing
members OF her family, who rose and
left the chamber by one of the northern
doors. The members OF the Loyal Legion
next withdrew. The coffin was then borne
out, attended by the chief mourners. The
Supreme Court judges next passed out and
then the Senators and Representatives and
in few minutes the Senate chamber and
galleries were emptied Of the immense
throng. On the plaza east OF the Capitol
were ranged the carriages which were to
bear the various committees and invited
guests to the cemetery. Behind these were
entitled the military organizations which
were to form the escort, standing at parade
rest. Upon the high marble steps leading
to the Senate and House wings were masses
of people who had been unable TO obtain
entrance to the building. AS the casl1et,
preceded by the pail bearers, General
Sherman, Roscoe Conkling, Senator
Stanford, Postmaster General Villas,
General Fairchild, G. II. Andrews, Colonel
Grant, General 81. D. Leggett Or. Mcmillan
and General Black, was borne slowly down
the steps of the eastern front the marine
band played Nearer, NY God, to Thee"
headed nv the marine ha nd rllo x-in "A
the procession, lead by Lieutenant General
Sheridan, commenced it's march to the
burial ground.
THE LAST cad BITES
AT $40 O'Clock the large bell at the ceme-
terry began. to toll and the head OF the pro
cession passed slowly through the entrance
to the accompaniment or funeral air from
the artillery band. General Sheridan, ac-
conpanied by an orderly, came in advance
and took up position at the tomb, where
he was joined by General Ordway and staff
Standing near the head Of the casket De
partnent Chaplain Swallow began to read
the burial service of the c. A r.
Surrounding the casket stood members
Of the Cabinet, Senators and Repre-
sentatives, army officers of high rank |
and gray-haired veterans of the war
with uncovered heads, while in a low but |
distinct voice the chaplain read the simple !
but solemn service. When he had finished |
the Rev. DR.. Newman stepped forward and |
in an impressive manner, delivered the |
Lords prayer and concluded with the bene- |
diction. The band played softly as the |
pallbearers stepped forward and bore the |
casl1et into the vault.
THE CEMETERY AND. TOMB
The Rock Creek cemetery, in which the |
body of the deceased Senator will tenn |
porarily repose, joins the United States |
Soldiers Home grounds, and is the Oldest |
burial ground In the district, having been |
used since 17i9 |
q Site Offered.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-At a special meeting